How to get Barcode scanner data into Web Application

[shivaleela]

Hi,

I am new to this barcode programming.My application is i'm working on Kiosk which has barcode scanner and i want to use the information of this scanner into my application. So could anybody tell me what all i will need to get the barcode data into my application. I mean do I need any other ports or devices to connect to barcode scanner and decode the data for my application..

Please help me on this

Leela

[Plater]

I mean do I need any other ports or devices to connect to barcode scanner and decode the data for my application..

Depends on the barcoder. Check with the manufacturer for how to interface to it.
Someone a few days ago had a barcode reader that acted like a keyboard

[shivaleela]

Depends on the barcoder. Check with the manufacturer for how to interface to it.
Someone a few days ago had a barcode reader that acted like a keyboard

Thanks Plater ...
The Barcode scanner is in built in Kiosk so i dont know which barcoder it is... So i'll check with manufacturer for this ..

Thanks
Leela

[ZMan9854]

Hello,

If your barcode scanner acts like a keyboard (for example if you can just scan something into a text document), you can use this javascript to grab the data and filter it against normal keyboard input.

Barcode scanners that support the keyboard wedge feature usually dump a line break after entering a barcode - this script takes advantage of that. If your scanner does not do this, simply take out the e.which == 13 && section of that if (but then if you type four numbers very quickly, this could be interpreted as a barcode scan).

the function handleScan would be your own javascript function that handles the scan. You can use ajax or regular form submission from here to get the barcode to your back-end.

Let me know if I can be of any further help!

var barcode = '';
var bc_timeout;
function getScan(e) {
if (e.which == 13 && barcode.length > 5) {
handleScan(barcode);
barcode = '';
e.preventDefault();
return;
}

var keynum = e.keyCode;
var keychar = String.fromCharCode(keynum);
if (!isNaN(keychar)) {
barcode += keychar;
clearTimeout(bc_timeout);
bc_timeout = setTimeout('emptyBarcode()', 50);
}
}

function emptyBarcode() {
barcode = '';
}